{"id":572,"date":"2008-09-26T05:35:08","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T12:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2008-09-26T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T12:35:08","slug":"a-reluctant-readers-bill-of-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/09\/a-reluctant-readers-bill-of-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"A (Reluctant) Reader’s Bill of Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a big fan of Daniel Pennac\u2019s Readers Bill of Rights.\u00a0 As a librarian- but mostly as a reader<\/em>– it comforts me and has often empowered me to put down a book I wasn\u2019t enjoying.\u00a0 In case you haven\u2019t seen it in a while:<\/p>\n

1. The right to not read<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. The right to skip pages<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. The right to not finish<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. The right to reread<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. The right to read anything<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. The right to escapism<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. The right to read anywhere<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. The right to browse<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. The right to read out loud<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. The right to not defend your tastes<\/strong><\/p>\n

I often find myself invoking these rights when encouraging reluctant readers.\u00a0 The right to skip pages, the right to browse, the right to reread (and reread and reread) are all tenets that have helped me begin to unite young (often reluctant) readers with books they will enjoy.\u00a0 A few months ago, however, I found myself wanting more.\u00a0 I began positing the creation of a Reluctant Reader\u2019s Bill of Rights.\u00a0 I posted the idea on my personal blog<\/a> and encouraged visitors to add their own additions.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what we came up with:<\/p>\n

The right to read at your own pace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to choose whatever book you want.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to read graphic novels and manga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to read magazines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to read non-fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to not like a book.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The right to read books published for different age levels<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a project I still consider a work in progress.\u00a0 I\u2019d love to open up a wider dialogue about reluctant readers and how to best reach out to them.\u00a0 I believe the first step is to inform them of their options and then empower them to make a choice.\u00a0 Please add your own additions and suggestions in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a big fan of Daniel Pennac\u2019s Readers Bill of Rights.\u00a0 As a librarian- but mostly as a reader– it comforts me and has often empowered me to put down a book I wasn\u2019t enjoying.\u00a0 In case you haven\u2019t seen it in a while: 1. The right to not read 2. The right to skip pages 3. The right to not finish 4. The right to reread 5. The right to read anything 6. The right to escapism 7. The right to read anywhere 8. The right to browse 9. The right to read out loud 10. The right to not defend your tastes I often find myself invoking these rights when encouraging reluctant readers.\u00a0 The right to skip pages, the right to browse, the right to reread (and reread and reread) are all tenets that have helped me begin to unite young (often reluctant) readers with books they will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[82,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-kiera-parrott","category-childrens-literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}